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军团 (jūn tuán) — army group

Definition

A large military unit (army group), larger than a 军 (army/corps). Used in military and historical contexts for a major formation of troops.

noun
army group
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 军团。
    Zhè ge jūn tuán yǒu shí wàn shì bīng.
    This army group has 100,000 soldiers.
  • 军团。
    Tā céng zài nà ge jūn tuán fú yì.
    He once served in that army group.
  • 军团。
    jūn tuán Zhǐ huī guān xià dá le jìn gōng mìng lìng.
    The army group commander issued the attack order.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

军jūnarmy
团tuángroup

“军” means army and “团” means group, so it names a large army group.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 軍; 军 is its simplified writing.

  • 車車jūcart; chariot
  • 勹勹bāoto surround

In the traditional form 軍, 車 shows the chariot sense, while the part now written 勹 is a sound part, not the 'surround' 勹. Simplified 军 is a later shorthand.

Open 军 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 團; 团 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
囗囗wéi
Sound part声符shēngfú
專
專zhuān團tuán
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The form 團 combines 囗 as a meaning part with 專 as a sound part; the story is about 團, not about 团.

Open 团 →
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Military & Defense

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